LOS ANGELES — Torrance FRM LLC has completed the disposition of Torrance Technology Campus, a five-building industrial facility situated on 27 acres in Los Angeles’ South Bay market. Rexford Industrial acquired the campus for $182 million. Located at 3100-3110 Lomita Blvd. and 3121 Skypark Drive, Torrance Technology Campus offers 575,976 square feet of industrial space. At the time of sale, the property was 90 percent leased to three credit tenants. L3Harris (S&P: BBB) occupies 80 percent of the campus. Other tenants include Torrance Memorial Medical Center and various parking tenants. Kevin Shannon, Scott Schumacher and Ken White of Newmark represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.
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Link Senior Development, MedCore Partners Plan 202-Unit Seniors Housing Community in Buckeye, Arizona
by Amy Works
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Link Senior Development and MedCore Partners have unveiled plans for Ativo of Sundance, a 202-unit senior living community inside the Sundance Active Adult master-planned community in the Phoenix suburb of Buckeye. The campus will offer 103 independent living, 75 assisted living and 24 memory care units on a 10-acre tract. Construction of the 211,000-square-foot, three story project is scheduled to begin in late 2021 for an anticipated opening in summer 2023. Insight Senior Living will manage the community, including oversight of all programs and resident services. This will be Insight’s third senior living project in Arizona. Ankrom Moison Architects designed the facility. Link and MedCore are collaborating on two other developments in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Tracy, California. The two firms previously worked together on the 2019 sale and acquisition of five senior living communities in Arizona and Utah.
Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates Sale of 242,012 SF Office Portfolio in Pasadena, California
by Amy Works
PASADENA, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a three-building office portfolio, known as 2 N Lake, in downtown Pasadena. A Los Angeles-based private investor acquired the asset from 2 North Lake JV LLC, a private family ownership located in Hong Kong and Los Angeles, for $80 million. Totaling 242,012 square feet, the portfolio consists of an 11-story building, a three-story building, a single-story building and a six-story parking garage. The buildings were collectively 63 percent leased at the time of sale. The buyer plans to implement a Class A repositioning of the property, including renovating the lobbies, activating the outdoor areas and implementing other interior and exterior upgrades. Mike Condon Jr., Erica Finck, Bailey Dawson and Marc Renard of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while the buyer was unrepresented in the deal. Cushman & Wakefield’s Shaun Stiles, Steven Marcussen and Katie Cowan also partnered in the sale and were retained for future leasing of the property.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Colliers Multifamily Advisory Group has arranged the sale of The Enchanted Springs Apartments, a multifamily property located at 3281 Divine Heights in Colorado Springs. A private investor sold the property to Hamilton Zanze for $65 million, or $325,000 per unit. Built in 2020, Enchanted Springs features 200 apartments, an indoor fitness center, clubhouse, resort-style swimming pool, spa and business center. Bill Morkes, Craig Stack and Keegan Hofer of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Charleston, South Carolina-based Greystar has purchased Cordoba, a multifamily property located at 4520 E. Baseline Road in Phoenix, from Dallas-based Cordoba Apartments LLC for an undisclosed price. Cindy Cooke, Brad Cooke, Matt Roach and Chris Roach of Colliers in Arizona handled the transaction. Originally built in 1986 and renovated in 2018 through 2020, Cordoba features 352 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, averaging 740 square feet. At the time of sale, the property was 99 percent leased. The buyer plans to continue value-add renovations at the property.
NEW YORK CITY — WHP Global, the parent company of Toys ‘R’ Us, has entered into an agreement with Macy’s (NYSE: M) to open more than 400 toy stores within the department store chain’s existing locations across the country in 2022. In addition to physical merchandise, the new stores will feature interactive experiences and activation centers to enhance the experience for both children and parents. The Wayne, New Jersey-based toy retailer originally announced its intent to close or sell off all of its 700-plus U.S. stores in 2018. New York City-based WHP Global acquired the controlling stake of TruKids Inc., the former owner of Toys ‘R’ Us, in March with plans to reopen some stores.
PHILADELPHIA — Paramount Realty Services has sold Northeast Town Center, a 500,000-square-foot retail power center located at 4600 Roosevelt Blvd. in northeast Philadelphia. Walmart and Home Depot anchor the property, which was originally built in 1996. Other tenants include Old Navy, Ross Dress for Less, DD’s Discount, PetSmart, Pep Boys and Dollar Tree. Brad Nathanson of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, brokered the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
LYNNFIELD, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $19.5 million sale of a 64,056-square-foot shopping center in Lynnfield, a northern suburb of Boston. The property consists of three buildings, including one that was built in 1991, remodeled in 2019 and is occupied by Christmas Tree Shops, as well as two others that were completed in 2018. Other tenants include Yankee Candle, Meraki Spa, Starbucks and East Boston Savings Bank. Glen Kunofsky, Josh Kanter and Anthony D’Ambrosia of Marcus & Millichap brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
NORTHBOROUGH, MASS. — Metrie, a manufacturer and distributor of interior finishings, has signed a 121,623-square-foot industrial lease expansion at 301 Bartlett St. in Northborough, located in Worcester County. Bill Sullivan, Jon Pezzoni and Matt Walker of Avison Young represented the tenant, which originally occupied 58,123 square feet before expanding by an additional 65,000 square feet, in the lease negotiations. Colliers International represented the undisclosed landlord. Metrie will take occupancy of its expanded space in October.
INDIANAPOLIS — Ziff Real Estate Partners (ZRP) has sold Pyramid Place Shopping Center in Indianapolis for $10.6 million to an undisclosed buyer. The neighborhood shopping center is located at the intersection of Michigan Road and West 86th Street and features a gross leasable area of 51,974 square feet. The property was 86 percent occupied at the time of sale to tenants such as Five Guys, Einstein Bagels, Chicken Salad Chick, Qdoba and Tavel Eye Care. ZRP acquired the asset in 2015 from LNR Property LLC. Jordan Klink and Andrew Margulies of Marcus & Millichap’s The Klink Group represented Ziff in the sale.